Anton
"Bud" Helmer, 80
Thief
River Falls - Anton "Bud" Helmer, 80, died on
Thursday, July 25, 2002 at Oakland Park Nursing
Home in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
Services were held on Saturday, July 27 at
Johnson-Green Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Bauer
officiating. Ida Nordvall was organist and Chris
Cuppett provided the special music. Interment was
in Greenwood Cemetery.
Anton
Emil Helmer was born on February 4, 1922 on the
family farm in Kandiyohi County, the son of Albert
and Mary (Hanson) Helmer. He was baptized in the
Lutheran faith and attended country
school.
He
worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in
the Grand Rapids area. In 1941, Anton married Hazel
Carlson of St. Hilaire.
In
1952, Anton married Eileen Carlson in Thief River
Falls. The couple made their home in Wyandotte
Township in Pennington County, where he farmed and
worked road construction, retiring in
1983.
In
his retirement, he traveled to visit family and
friends. He moved to Greendale Manor in 1984 and
has resided there since. Anton was a member of the
International Union of Operating Engineers (49ers),
and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors
include his children, Connie (Terry) Whittenbaugh
of MacGregor, Iowa; Gayle (Jack) Prola of
Minneapolis; Karen of California; Bruce Helmer of
California; Larry (Donna) Helmer of Massachusetts;
Rita (Mark) Jyrkas of St. Paul; eight
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and
brother, Julius (Marion) Helmer of St. Louis
Park.
Preceding
him in death are his parents; seven brothers and
sisters, Nels, Melvin, Ray, Hazel, Myrtle, Edna and
Marcella.
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